“Being a rock musician is already like ego-tripping hardcore. You're self-consumed, and you're always thinking. It's really easy to say, "I'm going to write a song about this situation, and when I'm done, everyone will care." To everybody else, that's ego-tripping.” ThinkingWritingSelfDoneCareSongEasySituationRocksEgoMusicianConsumedRock MusicHardcoreAlways ThinkingTrippingRock Musicians Author:Ryan Adams
“The artist has to be exactly the opposite [of people singing the song, I've gotta be Me,] and transcend himself as he makes judgements.” PeopleArtistSongEgoSingingOppositesJudgement Author:Romare Bearden
“Through my years as a writer, I've learnt how to simplify the message and pen songs that have a more specific quality - it's not just about my ego and trying to meet girls.” TryingYearsSongGirlQualityEgoMessagesPensSimplify Author:Jason Mraz
“Songs can be Trojan horses, taking charged ideas and sneaking past the ego's defenses and into the open mind.” MindIdeasPastSongEgoHorseDefenseOpen MindTrojansTrojan Horse Author:John Mayer
“When I perform on stage I do achieve quite a variety of ways of singing. I was interested in trying to replicate that in the studio environment. I think it is an interesting alternative position, just to stretch people's imagination, myself included, as to who is actually singing the song. It's not to create alter-egos or characters - it always feels like me, even when the voice is extremely manipulated.” PeopleThinkingWayFeelsTryingCharacterSongVoiceImaginationInterestingEnvironmentAchieveStagePositionEgoSingingStudiosLike MeVarietyAlternativesReplicateAlter Ego Author:Planningtorock
“Try to take your vision and ego as far away from the song as possible. Give as much respect as you can to the song and the initial inspiration.” GivingTryingInspirationSongVisionEgoFar AwayInitials Author:M. Ward
“That's something that I think as a songwriter you have to ask yourself - why you're doing it. The world certainly doesn't need more songs. Are you doing it just for your ego?” ThinkingWorldNeedsSongAsksEgoSongwriters Author:Jeff Tweedy
“I was reading a Time magazine interview with an author named Brené Brown. She said, "People that fail seem to ultimately do the same thing they think works over and over again." I had an epiphany and called my manager and started a creed with my producers. I promised we'd do whatever was best for the song and the album - no ego would get in the way.” PeopleThinkingWaySaidSeemsSongReadingFailingEgoAlbumsProducersMagazinesManagersInterviewsBrownCreedsEpiphanyTime Magazine Author:Michael Buble
“All power is God`s power; we are only vehicles. He pulsates in our hearts. He breathes through us. He sings a thousand and one songs through us. Sannyas means to let this understanding become the foundation of your life: We are not, God is. Let the ego disappear, evaporate, and you will find infinite contentment. With the ego there is only misery; without the ego there is only God; and God is bliss, and God is benediction, and God is ecstasy. Die to the ego so that God can live in you.” HeartMeanSongDiesUnderstandingThousandEgoInfiniteFoundationMiseryBreatheDisappearBlissContentmentEcstasyVehicleBenediction Author:Rajneesh